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johnm said:
Ok, appreciate this - but much of it is over my head.... what is FIA? Any manuals on these things - we are now in a park so wont be doing too much... do you see anything wrong or bad in these pics? Not sure of the switch for the FIA....nothing was obvious to me...
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FLA. Flooded lead acid.
 
BryanValRox

BryanValRox

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johnm said:
Ok, appreciate this - but much of it is over my head.... what is FIA? Any manuals on these things - we are now in a park so wont be doing too much... do you see anything wrong or bad in these pics? Not sure of the switch for the FIA....nothing was obvious to me...
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John, no worries at all, just trying to help out an Ally.
I can’t speak for that style Solar control, I was hoping for a LED that had numbers and icons on it to ensure you were set for FLA batteries. You could get on Victron’s website and look up the manual to be sure things at set correct.( it could even be an auto detect model, maybe OC can chime in, he is very knowledgeable on Victron’s equipment.
As far as your breaker and fuse panel goes, it appear that you are equipped with the new style and your converter is actually mounted behind your panel. The new style isn’t equipped with a switch the is easily accessible like the integrated panel on previous build years.
If you can access your converter and determine what color light is lite, that will help identify if the setting is correct or not. If it isn’t, there is a small tool/key that Is inserted to press an internal button to change the battery types.
I attached a graphic below.

 
BryanValRox

BryanValRox

Elite Member
BryanValRox said:
John, no worries at all, just trying to help out an Ally.
I can’t speak for that style Solar control, I was hoping for a LED that had numbers and icons on it to ensure you were set for FLA batteries. You could get on Victron’s website and look up the manual to be sure things at set correct.( it could even be an auto detect model, maybe OC can chime in, he is very knowledgeable on Victron’s equipment.
As far as your breaker and fuse panel goes, it appear that you are equipped with the new style and your converter is actually mounted behind your panel. The new style isn’t equipped with a switch the is easily accessible like the integrated panel on previous build years.
If you can access your converter and determine what color light is lite, that will help identify if the setting is correct or not. If it isn’t, there is a small tool/key that Is inserted to press an internal button to change the battery types.
I attached a graphic below.

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Looks like you should have a small rotary switch on the bottom of your Victron’s box.
Check the setting, a little arrow will point to a number. I would recommend it point to zero based on a chart within the manual.

 
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